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Sharif

in pre-Islamic Arabia, a member of a distinguished family, the leader of a tribe, or the ruler of a town. The term was later used as an honorary title for Muslims tracing their genealogy to the prophet Muhammad. Only the descendants of Hasan, a grandson of Muhammad’s, had a formal right to the title, but usually all of the descendants of Muhammad were called sharifs and sayyids. In Arabia from the tenth century until 1916, the grand sharif was the ruler of the Hejaz and Mecca.

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NAB teams twice raided the Sharifs' Model Town residence to arrest Hamza but could not do so due to resistance by the security guards and PML-N workers.

Shahbaz, Hamza call on Nawaz

ISLAMABAD -- In a response to allegations levelled by the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Omar Sarfraz Cheema said that the Sharif family has put all focus on politicising ailment of Nawaz Sharif, media reported.

Sharif family politicising ailment of Nawaz, says Cheema

style="font-weight: 400ISLAMABAD: In a response to allegations levelled by the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif,PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Omar Sarfraz Cheema said that the Sharif family has put all focus on politicising ailment of Nawaz Sharif.

Sharif family politicising ailment of Nawaz, says PTI

He further argued that Sharifs had to justify the investment of AED 5.4 million by Mr.

Will Nawaz be arrested again?

Both Sharifs and Zardari are targets of the accountability process initiated by the PTI-led government.

Bitter rivals become 'tag team' partners

After 126 days long sit-in of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2014 the first serious jolt to the then Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif was delivered in July 2017 when the country's Supreme Court said: 'He's no more eligible to be an honest member of Parliament.' Sentenced for eleven long years, can the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif still bounce back as he has many times before?

Dawn from the dusk

The ousted prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his daughter and political heir Maryam Nawaz are in London to be by the side of Kulsoom Nawaz, who is receiving cancer treatment there.

Fight or flight: Will Nawaz return to face challenges?

LAHORE -- Pakistan Peoples Party leader and senior lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif had traveled to Saudi Arabia in General (r) Raheel Sharif's plane.

Shehbaz traveled to Saudi Arabia in Gen (r) Raheel's plane: Aitzaz

ISLAMABAD -- An Accountability Court (AC) of Islamabad Tuesday set October 2, to indict former prime minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif in three references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Court fixes date to indict Nawaz Sharif in three references

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan has advised Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to be careful in settling matters with Sharif family.

Bilawal should be careful in dealing with Sharif family: Aitzaz

LAHORE -- National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has granted permission to members of Sharif family for a meeting with incarcerated former chief minister of Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif, media reported on Saturday.

NAB grants permission of family meeting with Shehbaz Sharif

A senior police officer told The Nation that the jail authorities were cooperating with Sharifs fully to have their meeting with visitors.